SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA. Hundreds of spectators join the opening of the new Siem Reap arena in Cambodia. Kun Khmer is making a strong comeback since its prohibition in the 1970s: today, weekly matches are held, the majority televised live, and almost 70 boxing clubs exist nationwide. Pradal Serey or Kun Khmer -free fighting- is an unarmed martial art from Cambodia. Compared to other forms of Southeast Asian kickboxing, Kun Khmer emphasises more elusive and shifty fighting stances. The Cambodian...more »